Newberry S.C. - The Newberry College men's tennis team (5-4, 0-1 SAC) fell to the Queens Royals (1-0, 1-0 SAC) by a final score of 7-0 at the Oakland Tennis Center on Saturday.
In doubles, the duo of Lawrence Friedland (Cary, N.C.) and Marcel Schomburg (Bingen, Germany) fell at No. 1 doubles 1-6, and the pairing of Mateo Bivol (Bordeaux, France) and Enzo Blavignat (Bordeaux, France) fell by a score of 2-6 at the No. 2 position. However, at No. 3 doubles, Stratas Anastopoulo (Charleston, S.C.) and Leo Zancheta (Assis, Brazil) were able to put up an impressive effort, forcing a tiebreaker, but they would ultimately fall by the slimmest of margins, 6-7 (7-5).
The Wolves managed to put up a strong effort in singles play with Friedland forcing his match to be decided in a tiebreaker and Bivol proving to be quite the competitor against the Royals' best singles hand at the No. 1 position. However, it would not be enough as Queens claimed victories at every match as Newberry fell by a final score of 7-0.
The Wolves return to action on Monday, Feb. 14 when they host Benedict at the Oakland Tennis Center with the match scheduled to begin at 2 p.m.